Tyoka gets a perk me up
4Runners are notorious for sagging rear springs, especially in the 2nd Generation (90-95).
Our 4Runner was not an exception to this trend. I estimated that the rear had sagged by well over an inch. The stance was an obvious sign that something was amiss. Driving was also a hint: we were actually hitting the bump stops at highway speed when hitting imperfections in the road. Not a pleasant feeling.
A phone call to our favorite 4x4 shop and parts supplier, Wil of North Shore Offroad (NSOR.com) got us into some decently priced replacement parts. Located in Vancouver's North Shore, Wil had the parts to my front door in 2...yes 2 business days! Props to Wil, and they way NSOR runs their business.

This article gives details on the replacement of the rear.

Parts list:
OME900 medium duty coil
OMEN72F medium duty rear shock
OMEN98 medium duty fron shock

Duration for 1 person: 4.5 hours, including test drive.

Specialty Tools:
Coil spring compressors
drop head box end wrench set
Air tools
Standard shop tools

Pre-Work: soak all bolts, nuts and fasteners on the truck with penetrating lube 1 week in advance.

Shock removal:
So, this was certainly tricky, but doable. The top shock mounts in the 2nd Gen 4Runners have the shock pin running through a drilled hole in the upper coil spring bucket. This has you, as the backyard mechanic, on the ground, looking up at the underside of the bucket and the shock pin and bolt on the top side of the bucket, facing the tub. Great, let's chalk up boo-boo #1 in this initiative to Toyota R&D and Engineers. I used a box end wrench, with a 1

Aside:
There didn't seem to be anywhere else appropriate to post a "write up" type thread...
Admins: feel free to move, as appropriate.

excellent write-up! i have almost the same set up and i wish the had a write-up like this to go by when i did mine

Thanks for the feedback. An HTML version will be posted permanently on the Island4x4.com site shortly (working on it now).

Aside: someone sent me an email directly, asking for some more details and additional pics.
Unfortunetly, I deleted the email before responding
PM me, I'll FW the pics along...

Am I the only one who seems to find the write up is not complete on this post?

Is the full version still available somewhere?

I'm attempting to replace my front shocks (I don't want to lift) just want to replace everything that needs work on the front end and keep it stock.

I've searched for a long time trying to find a tutorial for a front shock replacement on my 1991 3.0 v6 sr5 4 runner, can't seem to find anything with details and pictures.

any help would be greatly appreciated!!

I'm getting ready to do the same operation on my 4runner and would appreciate the full write up.
Thank You.